April 6th, 2009:

The leader of the senate in Iowa, the state I was born and raised in, refusing to co-sponsor an amendment to the state constitution to ban gay marriage, and telling the story of his daughter confronting a bunch of old conservative men talking about how horrible marriage equality is, reminding them that her generation (my generation) has bigger things to worry about. Which is reflected in the fact that the Iowan demographic most in favor of marriage equity in Iowa is voters under 30 with 58% in favor, and only one in seven (around 15%) opposed.